Welcome to the JCA News and Events page. Here you will find all news updates as well as post from the general blog and the KC (Kensington Clubs) Blog. Use the search function on the right side of the page to find news and posts about any particular category or key term that interests you.
JCA Blog / By JCA / February 18, 2026
by Gerald Webber for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Living alone in later life has become increasingly common. It is a growing, measurable shift tied to longer life spans, smaller households, and changing family structures. While independence remains a priority for many older adults, the data shows a widening gap between living alone and being regularly …
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Uncategorized / By Beri Kravitz / January 29, 2026
A Word From Shane JCA Informs About Scam Prevention For more than 50 years, people have turned to JCA as an advocate and guide on the issues that matter to older adults and their families. We are honored by this trust and work every day to provide our community with education and practical information about …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / January 28, 2026
from Dementia UK The symptoms of dementia differ from person to person, depending on the type of dementia and which parts of the brain it affects. Memory issues are one of the most recognisable signs of dementia, but for people with young onset dementia (where symptoms develop before the age of 65), memory problems may …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 27, 2026
Impostor scams are exactly what they sound like — criminals pose as someone (or something) else to try to convince you to send them money. This is consistently one of the top three types of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with losses in this category totaling nearly $3 billion in 2024 (the …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 22, 2026
Learn how to tell if a text, email or phone call is an attempt to steal your cash or identity by Andy Markowitz for AARP Phishing is a tactic that scammers use to acquire valuable personal and financial data, such as your Social Security number, credit card details, or passwords for online accounts, and to …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 21, 2026
Protect. Detect. Report. — How to Fight Medicare Fraud with SHIP Security experts constantly tell us we should routinely change all our passwords and never divulge any personal information like our social security number or banking information to people we don’t know or aren’t sure about, especially when they initiated the contact. This applies to …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 20, 2026
Getting family members to listen to you when you think they are headed down a dangerous financial path can be difficult. But there are preventive steps you can take. by Paulette Perhach for the New York Times Americans over 70 control $53 trillion in wealth, and they are the prime targets for scams. Their adult children are often the …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 16, 2026
based on a blog post by Charles A. Borek for Freewill On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the OBBB (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) — a sweeping tax reform package that will reshape how Americans file their taxes. While the bill touches many aspects of the tax code, some of the most …
from AARP Older adults are more likely to become victims; here’s how you can protect yourself In Southern California, Helen (who’s asked that we not use her real name), a retiree in her 80s, was reading her sister’s obituary on the web when a pop-up screen suddenly appeared, announcing that her computer had been infected with …
JCA Blog / By JCA / January 14, 2026
by Sheila Callaham for Forbes A federal court has authorized—and notice is now being distributed to—potential opt-in plaintiffs in a closely watched hiring discrimination lawsuit, one that could become the largest collective action in U.S. history. The ruling stems from the legal proceedings in Mobley v. Workday, Inc., a 2023 federal court case in Northern California …
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